• A carefully designed selection process to identify and select only interested and potential youths taking into account their interest and aptitude.
• Suitably designed programme schedules keeping in view the absorption level and future requirements of the candidate.
• Use of experiential learning, group discussion, and field level experience and participation methods to impart training.
• Use of market survey, interface with entrepreneurs and other techniques to acquaint trainee with field level situation.
• Provision for technical training wherever needed.
• Close and systematic follow-up and monitoring system after the training so as to provide post training counselling, support and liaison services.

Keeping in view the fact that most of the unemployed youths are from poor/middle class rural families, who are already burdened financially, entire training is provided free of cost including free boarding and lodging.

Training Programmes:

• The Institute conducts programmes for the first generation entrepreneurs. These programmes are of short duration, ranging from 1 to 8 weeks under four broad categories viz;
  • Agricultural Entrepreneurship Development Programmes like - Dairy, poultry, sustainable agriculture, bee keeping etc.
  • Product EDP's like Dress designing, Aagarabathi making etc.
  • Process EDP's like servicing/ repairs of Electrical/Electronic Equipment, Pumpset Repairs, Photography etc.
  • General ED programmes for establishing and managing general business enterprises.
• RUDSET Institutes conduct Entrepreneurship Awareness Programmes to sensitise the youth towards self-employment as an alternative career in collaboration with colleges, volunteer organisations, banks, etc.
• Apart from training programmes for the first generation entrepreneurs, RUDSET Institutes are conducting skill up-gradation/growth training programmes for established entrepreneurs.
• RUDSET Institutes also provides training to bank officials, in rural development activities to facilitate identification of potential rural entrepreneurs and credit appraisal. RUDSETI conducted 'Personality Development Programmes' for the elected representatives and Government officials to enhance the delivery mechanism of welfare schemes of the Government.
• Village level workers of several voluntary organisations/commercial organisations working for rural development, social animators and Self-Help Group organisers were also trained by RUDSET Institutes to act as change agents.

Each unit of RUDSETI has a Local Advisory Committee (LAC) with representatives of sponsor organizations, Government Officials and eminent personalities.Presently,CEO,Z.P. is the Chairman of LAC. It periodically reviews and assists the progress of RUDSETI. An Officer on deputation, with experience in development banking sponsor banks manages each RUDSETI units.

Post Training Follow-up:
The cutting edge of RUDSETI training is the post training follow-up to sustain the motivation level and overcome teething problems of new entrepreneurs. It co-ordinates with other agencies influencing the setting up of self-employment ventures viz. Banks, Government Departments, etc. Banks have supported in a big way by financing the trainees to establish their ventures. Business counselling and project consultancy services are provided on an ongoing basis, besides networking for business development.

• MODULE - I: INFORMATION COURSE MODULE FOR GENERAL EDPs 1. To create awareness about support systems and process of setting an enterprise.
  2. Increase confidence level of trainees.
  3. Increasing information seeking competency.
  (However in the initial stages, trainers may focus only on first two objectives)
• MODULE -II: CURRICULUM OF BEHAVIOURAL INPUTS
  1. Awareness Regarding Entrepreneurial Competencies
  2. Self Assessment
  3. Goal - Setting Behaviour
  4. Systematic Planning
  5. Persuasion and Use of Influence Strategies
  6. Problem Solving
  7. Efficiency Orientation and Innovation
  8. Information Seeking (Support System)
  9. Initiative / Persistence
• MODULE -III: BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY GUIDANCE
  1. To facilitate Business Opportunity identification
  2. Developing skill in B.O. identification
  3. Developing self confidence
  4. To illustrate relevant entrepreneurial competencies.
• MODULE -IV: MARKET SURVEY
  1. To facilitate and finalising business opportunity
  2. To collect information those are required for preparing project report
  3. To gather market data or to understand market forces
  4. To illustrate and develop enterprise competencies
• MODULE - V: BUSINESS PLAN PREPARATION
  1. To facilitate Business Plan preparation
  2. To equip the Entrepreneur with the skills of preparing Business Plan
  3. To understand resources - requirements and obstacles in setting up of an enterprise
  4. Inputs to action plan
  5. To increase confidence level
  6. Reinforce entrepreneurial competencies
  7. Start implementation process
• MODULE - VI: MANAGEMENT & OTHER INPUTS
  1. To develop an understanding of intricacies involved in managing an enterprise
  2. Help the entrepreneur to understand the complex interdependency among various facets of management
  3. Equip the entrepreneurs with things encountered with day to day running of business
  4. Competencies reinforcement
• ACCOUNTS
  To enable trainees to keep track of enterprise through proper accountancy and cash management.
• OTHER ASPECTS
  1. Labour: How to get best out of labours- incentives - remuneration package – motivation;
  2. Statutory Aspects: Clearances - permissions
  3. Production& inventory management
  • How much to produce daily/weekly?
  •  How much to sell daily/weekly?
  •  How much to hold as stock?  

                     4. Action plan & Implementation

COURSE MODULE FOR PRODUCT EDPs

• MODULE -I BEHAVIOURAL ASPECTS
  • Interpersonal Support: Micro lab -Residential trainees, Warm trainer - trainee & interpersonal relations
  •  Entrepreneurial Competencies: Experience sharing, case studies, Elicit information
  •  SELF STUDY - Analysis of personal and social values to succeed in entrepreneurial career.
  •  Goal Setting: Ring toss exercise- Challenging goals- Goals with relations to resources and constraints.
  • Systematic Planning: Boat Making Exercise- systematic and logical approach to accomplish goals- Doing things differently- learning by own and others experience
  • Persuasion And Influence Strategies :Role play- real life situations-
  • Problem Solving: Case studies and nine dot exercise. Looking for causes and merely symptoms- crossing self assumed boundaries
  • Efficiency Orientation And Innovation: Value analysis of products/ process- Cost effective alternate methods- Innovation to create new market segments
  • Initiative / Persistence: Card playing
  • Information Seeking: Real life situation- More and more information at every stage
    
    METHODS 
    Simulation Exercises - Business Games - Group Discussions- real life situations- Role play-    Case studies
• MODULE - II PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES
  Production techniques as detailed in schedule of sessions
  METHODS
  Lectures cum discussion - Demonstrations - Hands on experience - Field Visits - Interviews - Discussions.
• MODULE - III ENTERPRISE LAUNCHING
  Business Opportunity Guidance (BOG) - Market Survey Methods - Selection of products-Launching requirements - Support Institutions - Business Plan - Sourcing - Money Matters - unit location - plant/factory layout
  METHODS
  Lectures cum discussion - Role plays - Hands on experience - Field Visits - Interviews - Discussions - Simulation exercises - Role plays.
  
• MODULE - IV MANAGEMENT SKILLS
  Small business Management - Resource Inventory - Marketing Management -Accounts and Book Keeping -Financial management- working capital- others factors of production - break even analysis-Return on investment- Business laws - Taxation laws - Quality control - Developing business contacts - Enterprise sustenance, growth and diversification- Common pit falls.
  METHODS
  Simulation exercises-Lectures cum discussion-Role plays-Demonstrations - Hands on experience - Field Visits - Interviews - Discussions -Case studies.

COURSE MODULE FOR PROCESS EDPs

•  MODULE -I BEHAVIOURAL ASPECTS
  • Interpersonal Support: Micro lab -Residential trainees, Warm trainer - trainee & interpersonal relations
  • Entrepreneurial Competencies: Experience sharing, case studies, Elicit information
  • SELF STUDY - Analysis of personal and social values to succeed in entrepreneurial career.
  • Goal Setting: Ring toss exercise- Challenging goals- Goals with relations to resources and constraints.
  •  Systematic Planning: Boat Making Exercise- systematic and logical approach to accomplish goals- Doing things differently- learning by own and others experience
  • Persuasion And Influence Strategies :Role play- real life situations-
  • Problem Solving: Case studies and nine dot exercise. Looking for causes and merely symptoms- crossing self assumed boundaries
  • Efficiency Orientation And Innovation: Value analysis of products/ process- Cost effective alternate methods-Innovation to create new market segments
  • Initiative / Persistence: Card playing
  • Information Seeking: Real life situation- More and more information at every stage
    METHODS
    Simulation Exercises - Business Games - Group Discussions- real life situations- Role play- Case studies
• MODULE – II SKILL ACQUISITION
  Skill training as detailed in schedule of sessions
  METHODS
  Lectures cum discussion - Demonstrations - Hands on experience - Field Visits - Interviews - Discussions.
• MODULE - III ENTERPRISE LAUNCHING
  Business Opportunity Guidance (BOG) - Market Survey Methods - Launching requirements - Support Institutions - Business Plan - Souring - Money Matters - unit location - shop layout
  METHODS
  Lectures cum discussion - Role plays - Hands on experience - Field Visits - Interviews - Discussions - Simulation exercises - Role plays.
• MODULE – IV MANAGEMENT SKILLS
  Small Business Management - Resource Inventory - Marketing Management -Accounts and Book Keeping -Financial management working capital - others factors of production - Business laws - Taxation laws - Quality control - Developing business contacts - Enterprise sustenance, growth and diversification - Common pit falls.
  METHODS
  Simulation exercises-Lectures cum discussion-Role plays-Demonstrations - Hands on experience - Field Visits - Interviews - Discussions -Case studies.

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